TV Patrol Southern Mindanao

As ABS-CBN began national programming via satellite in stages in 1989 it considered the creation of a regional newscast for the millions of people of Mindanao island and the islands around it. The year before, buoyed by the success of its regional news programming in the Visayas, the network selected Channel 4 Davao as the next to begin regional newscasts. By then only Channel 9, its affiliate station in Zamboanga City, had carried regional news for its viewers in the Zamboanga Peninsula and beyond.

The program was launched on January 16, 1989 as TV Patrol Mindanao, the pioneer Cebuano language local newscast in the Mindanao area. Dante Luzon was its first anchor with Annie Gacayan, Christina Banluta, Tina Junsay, Manny Casiple, Helen Lorenzana, Rocky Magsanoc and Bert Gorgonio as its first reporters and was initially broadcast in Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Pagadian, Butuan, General Santos, Cotabato and Zamboanga. It had covered stories ranging from natural disasters, man-made disasters, religious conflicts, tribal conflicts, political controversies, social issues and crime stories in the entire Mindanao island. In late 1989, Dante left to join what is now the TV Patrol Central Visayas anchor team in Cebu as co-main presenter, and was replaced by Casiple in the anchor chair with Gorgonio, Junsay and Gacayan, adopting a four-presenter format to match the then format in the national edition. At the same year satellite transmissions were launched to reach the Cebuano-speaking populations all over the island, enabling them to watch the newscast live as it happens.

In 1993, Alex Santos joined the newscast with Gacayan and Gorgonio, as Casiple ended anchoring the newscast. In 1994, Art Bonjoc, Jr was added in the newscast as co-anchor. In the 2001 reformat, it was anchored by Girlie Balaba (brand then reverted to TV Patrol Mindanao) and Stephen Manangan.

After Luzon left the program and a four-presenter format was introduced, in the mid-1990s the newscast was reformatted and coverage was eventually reduced as other TV Patrol regional editions were being launched in other ABS-CBN regional stations in Mindanao. Its later anchors included Cristina Banluta, Girlie Balaba, and Aljo Bendijo (who would later anchor TV Patrol in Manila from 2001 to 2003) and in 2000 After Bendijo's departure in Davao he replaced by Stephen Manangan.

The program was renamed to its current name in 2005. In 2006, Dante Luzon returned to the regional newscast as an alternate anchor. In 2007, Stephen Manangan and Melanie Severino became the main anchors.

The newscenter set of TV Patrol Southern Mindanao uses Augmented Reality (AR) technology, similar to that of main newscast TV Patrol.

Logo used from August 19, 2013 until December 30, 2016.

On November 15, 2010, Paul Palacio took over the vacant anchor chair. The newscast had later introduced once again their new logo and set, making them the first regional group to do so since TV Patrol revamped a week earlier. During the 22nd Anniversary of TV Patrol Southern Mindanao, a new studio and a slight change on its opening billboard was unveiled. Augmented reality was also used for live reports, similar to that of the national TV Patrol. In May 2011, Melanie Severino returned to the newscast after a 6-month absence.

On August 19, 2013, TV Patrol Southern Mindanao updated its graphics similar to the main national newscast. On January 31, 2014, the program celebrated its 25th Anniversary, changed its opening billboard similar to the national newscast, and added '25' to its title card.

On January 2, 2017, TV Patrol Southern Mindanao updated its opening billboard, title card and graphics similar to the main national newscast which took effect 6 months earlier and the newscast was stopped on DXAB Radyo Patrol 1296 which was aired in slightly-delayed basis similar to the rival newscast of GMA Davao's 24 Oras Davao (since 2017 rebranded as One Mindanao) from the radio station DXGM Super Radyo 1125. The live simulcast will once again take effect on July 2, 2018.

From August 20 to September 21, 2018, Severino was situated in studio & Palacio was situated in live places in the Davao Region, temporarily set for the new studio.

On September 24, 2018, the existing studio set was refreshed in a design similar to the main national newscast, Palacio returnedto the studio.

On January 16, 2019, the program celebrated its 30th Anniversary.

On March 16, 2020, the program started its live simulcast over MOR 101.1 Davao For Life!, becoming the second TV Patrol Regional newscast to simulcast on both a Radyo Patrol and an MOR station.

However, due to the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission, it's currently aired online via Facebook, YouTube and iWant, it will replay at 12:30 am on ANC.

The newscast aired its final episode on August 28, 2020 as a result of retrenchments after bills for the renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise was denied by the Congress of the Philippines.[1]